1811 Terminal T01rer, C1Gv~ol[~nd, Ohio By Harbert G. Fickos ...

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The second section of the Exposition QrCQ
is that occupied by tho ClovolQnd
lIunicipQl stadium Gnd
extends fror1 the lake front railroad trncJ{s to tho Inke,
0.. distnnce of 1200 fact, and from lifest Third stroot to East l'Jinth stroot, 0. distn.nce
of 2100 foet. In this nrOQ will be built neo.rly 0.11 of tho mnjor pieces of construction
to built by tho Exposition.
~~rchitocts who planned tho structures housing exhibits,
doscribe thoir style
e.s n sir~plo, strnight-foY'vrn.rd, colorf'ul n..nd sevaro tr. Tho extoriors vrill be fl COI1.-
binntion of si:oplo line vrith c. lQ;lisll usc of vnriod color. Thoy prophecJT that
these dosigns, boing croated espocially for the Exposition, will ostablish n trend
in :r:~odern
design just n.s did the bl1ildings of tho Colv.E1.bio..11 E:xposition und tl1e
century of Progress.
Construction work at the Exposition will hnvu tho bcnofit of a million dollars
spent in oxporinontnl vrorlc 0. t (j11icn.go 1 s Century of Progress doveloping quick 0.nd
inexpensivo l:lothods of con struction Yvi tl1 tIlo ~\.ddition to the Exposition staff of
SOl~e of tho non who took Q londing part in thnt expcriDont~l work. Chiof of thoso
r.1.on is .Lilbert l~. Gonsior, liTho is chief of construction for the Grant LoJ{es Exposition,
Qnd will have complete supervision of tho QWQrdinG of contracts nnd oversooing of
0.11 construction.
Mr. Gonsior had chargo of nIl construction ~t the Chicago Fair, and his experience
and bacl(grou:nd bec~)mos Dare significC'\.nt -r.then one rer.10Ilbors tho.t Chicf~go 1rVQS
outstanding o.nong nll pnst expositions not ~~orely
fran the viewpoint of efficiency
~nd attractiveness but also ns Q finQncinl success.
Visitors approaching the socond soction of tho Exposition over the Court of
Presidents 1rill do so at Q considerably higher level thun tho grounds. Novel roof
designs in vQrious brilliant colors,vdll catch the eyo, crenting un illusion of
f8.ntnstic imnge:L\J.
Largo block letters at the top of the buildings 1Jill identi~J
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